YouTube has been put on notice after placing labels on videos against abortion, downplaying the dangers of such medical procedures ahead of a Supreme Court case on abortion pills.
On Monday, 16 state attorneys general demanded that YouTube cease “misleading” banners placed on pro-life videos, including from the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). “It must stop,” they warned in a letter addressed to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, effectively calling out YouTube’s bias.
“Your bias against pro-life and pro-woman messages is un-American; inconsistent with the liberties protected by the First Amendment; and, in this case, illegal,” the group of attorneys general led by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
The attorneys general warned that YouTube-placed banners aimed at thwarting pro-life videos are not covered by Section 230, opening the door for imminent…
